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The S&P 500 dropped 1.3% on Friday.
The attention has turned back to interest rate rises after employment data released on Thursday.
Comex gold futures hit their lowest level this month, falling to US$1760.50 an ounce.
All eyes are on Federal Reserve president Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole symposium this week.
Among stocks, Newmont Corporation hit a 52-week low, while Barrick Gold came close.
Gold miners dropped 1.3% overall in Toronto.
Among the base metals, nickel rose 2.2% to $22,176 per tonne, while copper was up 0.7% to $8100/t.
Aluminium and lead fell.
Oil rose slightly to $90.77 a barrel.
The Australian dollar was trading at 68.73c, about a one-month low.
Updated: 22-08-2022
| LME Indicative | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper - Cash |  |
8100.85 | 55.6 | 0.69 | 8045.25 |
| Copper - 3Mth | |
8078.5 | 47 | 0.59 | 8031.5 |
| Lead - Cash |  |
2038 | -30 | -1.45 | 2068 |
| Lead - 3Mth | |
2042 | -30.5 | -1.47 | 2072.5 |
| Zinc - Cash | |
3548 | 15 | 0.42 | 3533 |
| Zinc - 3Mth | |
3487.5 | 15 | 0.43 | 3472.5 |
| Nickel - Cash | |
22176.5 | 472.5 | 2.18 | 21704 |
| Nickel - 3Mth | |
22258 | 478 | 2.19 | 21780 |
| Tin - Cash | |
25005 | 210 | 0.85 | 24795 |
| Tin - 3Mth | |
24795 | 200 | 0.81 | 24595 |
| Aluminium - Cash | |
2393.75 | -10.25 | -0.43 | 2404 |
| Aluminium - 3Mth | |
2386 | -17 | -0.71 | 2403 |
| Comex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold - Dec 22 | |
1760.5 | -2.4 | -0.14 | 1762.9 |
| Silver - Sep 22 | |
18.96 | -0.11 | -0.57 | 19.07 |
| Copper - Sep 22 | |
366.55 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 366.45 |
| Nymex | Current Price ($US) | Change ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum - Oct 22 | |
886.5 | -1.5 | -0.17 | 888 |
| Palladium - Sep 22 | |
2131.4 | -18 | -0.84 | 2149.4 |
| MB Iron Ore | Current Price ($US) | Current ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62% Fines CFR | |
100 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 100.5 |
| 58% Fines CFR | |
88.8 | -1 | -1.11 | 89.8 |
| Energy | Current Price ($US) | Current ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI | |
90.77 | 0.27 | 0.3 | 90.5 |
| U308 Spot |  |
49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Currencies | Current Price ($US) | Current ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $A/$US | |
0.69 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.69 |
| STG / $US | |
1.18 | 0 | -0.03 | 1.18 |
| Euro / $US | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Euro / $A | |
1.46 | 0 | -0.02 | 1.46 |
| Indices | Current Price ($US) | Current ($US) | Change % | Previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Jones | |
33706.74 | -292.3 | -0.86 | 33999.04 |
| NASDAQ | |
12705.21 | -260.13 | -2.01 | 12965.34 |
| S&P 500 | |
4228.48 | -55.26 | -1.29 | 4283.74 |
| FTSE 100 | |
7550.37 | 8.52 | 0.11 | 7541.85 |
| Nikkei 225 | |
28930.33 | -11.81 | -0.04 | 28942.14 |
